adapt, adjust, conform, accommodate, suit, fit
这些动词均有“使适合,适应”之意。
1. adapt :指人或物在原有情况下作某些改变以适应新的环境或不同的条件,强调改变的目的和重要性。
eg: She knew how to adapt herself.(她懂得如何适应环境。)
小编注:adjust与adapt含义很接近,但adjust所改变的幅度要小一些,侧重过程,主要用于调整角度、高度、光点等。
eg: The man adjusted very precisely. (那个人调得很准。)
2. conform :多指与某模式或规则相符,也引申指改变习惯等以适应新的环境。
eg: 1.There is great pressure on schoolchildren to conform.(小学生有巨大的压力要去适应。)
2.Her ideas do not conform with mine.(的观点与我的不一致。)
3. accommodate :书面用词,指以外部条件标准改变自己或某事以求得适应,着重改变或调节的有利。
eg: This chair accommodates its shape to a person's position.(这把椅子的形状能随就座者的姿势而改变。)
4. suit :指适合要求,从而使人满意愉快。
eg: 1.That song doesn't suit her voice.(那首歌不适合她的嗓子。)
2.These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.(这些式样可以加以更改, 以适合个人的喜好。.)
5. fit :含义广,指人或物适合或适应某一目的或用途。
eg: 1.The hat fits perfectly.( 这顶帽子挺合适的。)
2. His great height fitted him to play basketball.(他的身材高大, 适合打篮球。)
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